By Richard Hulse, Hamilton What is a representative of the people? A representative (or Senator) is elected to REPRESENT the electorate in fulfillment of their campaign promises. This can only be accomplished […]
Archives for May 2020
Support for Ballance
By Katherine Scholl, Florence Representative Nancy Ballance is well known for her strong ethics and hard work at the Montana Legislature. For eight years, she has been a leader whose […]
Equality Act threatens our freedoms
By Henry Fowler, Stevensville One year ago this month, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed The Equality Act. Every Democrat voted for the bill. It’s the LGBT lobby’s chief legislative […]
Support for Tummarello
By Susan McCreary, Stevensville When a known anti-property rights, zoning promoter like Sonny LaSalle writes a letter in support of Dan Huls for county commissioner, the statement that the “leftists” did […]
Support for Huls
By Chris Hoffman, Corvallis Mail-in ballots have just been sent out for the June 2nd primary election, and while there are many important races, none may be more important than the […]
Support for Ballance
By Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale Nancy Ballance’s finance genius should not be lost. Sending termed-out Rep. Nancy Ballance to the State Senate would place her genius at public financing just […]
Peggy J. Paul Smith
Hamilton – Peggy J. Paul Smith, age 85, passed away in the early morning of May 6, 2020 from natural causes at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton, MT. She […]
Fate of Bitterroot College unclear after split vote
The fate of the Bitterroot College District after the May 5, 2020 election is anything but clear as the voters approved the formation of the district by a heavy margin […]
Complaint filed over signage, website in Stevi recall effort
Montana Commissioner of Political Practices Jeffrey Mangan received a complaint about Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey from Stevensville resident Jim Crews on April 23. Crews lodged a complaint about Dewey’s use […]
Daly Hospital and nurses play key role in pandemic, thank community for support
National Hospital Week is following close on the heels of National Nursing Week and, of course, they have a lot to do with one another. This year, Marcus Daly Memorial […]
Blacksmith Brewing releases ‘all-Montana’ beer
Blacksmith Brewing Company in Stevensville has released Montana’s first ever 100% Montana grown and malted beer. Blacksmith Brewing Company is excited to announce the release of a new beer that […]
Election results
Florence-Carlton School District Trustees About 30% (1,195) of the registered voters (4,029) turned out for the Florence-Carlton May 5, 2020 school district elections. The top two candidates in the race […]
Gyms, movie theaters and museums can reopen on May 15th
Governor Bullock announces additional Phase One guidelines to include gyms, movie theaters, and museums Governor Steve Bullock has announced additional Phase One guidelines that will allow gyms and fitness studios, […]
Ravalli County COVID-19 Incident Management update 5-11-20
May 11, 2020 As of noon Monday, May 11, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. There were 5 positive cases, and all of the cases […]
Senators lead bipartisan push to expand child care during COVID-19 outbreak
U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines are leading a bipartisan push to expand critical child care support for families and child care providers amid the coronavirus outbreak as the […]
Mental health for parents
PARENT TIME – VIRTUAL CONNECT With the COVID mess, we all feel like we are juggling work, kids, cleaning the house, me time, and our Mental Health all at the […]
Fingerprinting service to resume
The Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office will resume public fingerprinting on Tuesday, May 12th. Fingerprints will be taken on an appointment only basis by calling 406-375-4080. In an effort to catch […]
Candidate Information – Ravalli County Commissioner
The Bitterroot Star requested the following information from all candidates who have challengers in this election cycle. • brief bio and photo • statement of why you are running and […]
Candidate Information – House District 88
The Bitterroot Star requested the following information from all candidates who have challengers in this election cycle. • brief bio and photo • statement of why you are running and […]
Candiate Information – House District 87
The Bitterroot Star requested the following information from all candidates who have challengers in this election cycle. • brief bio and photo • statement of why you are running and […]